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  • AN ICE-CREAM WAR
    AN ICE-CREAM WAR
    WILLIAM BOYD
    An Ice-Cream War is William Boyd's sparkling debut novel on the grimly comic side of conflict, published as a Penguin Essential for the first time.'What do you think would happen if I shot an elephant in the balls?''I think it would hurt a great deal.'Millions die on the Western Front but in East Africa a quite different war is being waged - one with little point and which is s...
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  • GOLD
    GOLD
    ISAAC ASIMOV
    The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection, one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-five year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the wo...
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  • BOY FROM THE VALLEYS
    BOY FROM THE VALLEYS
    LUKE EVANS
    From his humble beginnings in a quaint Welsh mining village to the dazzling lights of Hollywood, much-loved star, Luke Evans takes us on a poignant and inspiring journey that spans from the heart of Wales to behind the scenes of the global stage. Growing up in a small village in the Rhymney Valley, Luke's life was shaped by his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, a path he'd eventua...
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  • THE LOCKED DOOR
    THE LOCKED DOOR
    FREIDA MCFADDEN
    A twisty psychological thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Housemaid and The Coworker! Some doors are locked for a reason... While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora's father is spending his li...
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  • LIMBO
    LIMBO
    BERNARD WOLFE
    In the aftermath of an atomic war, a new international movement of pacifism has arisen. Multitudes of young men have chosen to curb their aggressive instincts through voluntary amputation - disarmament in its most literal sense. Those who have undergone this procedure are highly esteemed in the new society. But they have a problem - their prosthetics require a rare metal to fun...
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  • CHARLES AND ADA
    CHARLES AND ADA
    JAMES ESSINGER
    The names Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace are synonymous with pioneering computer science and engineering, their work on the Analytical Engine shifting paradigms and sparking the advent of the computer age in which our society is now based. The one seemingly a stereotypically repressed Englishman, while the other would become an early feminist icon. Without Ada there would hav...
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  • DEAD AND ALIVE
    DEAD AND ALIVE
    ZADIE SMITH
    An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith 'Zadie Smith is a wonderful essayist. She is a natural. She writes as she thinks, and she thinks crisply and exactly' - Tessa Hadley, Guardian In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her unique skills as an essayist to bear on ...
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  • RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS AND
    RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS AND
    JEROME DAVID SALINGER
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  • EMPIRE OF STORMS
    EMPIRE OF STORMS
    SARAH J. MAAS
    'One of the best fantasy book series of the past decade' TIME Only the greatest sacrifice can turn the tide of war. War is brewing in the fifth book of the #1 bestselling Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas. The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius as war looms on the horizon. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gai...
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  • BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN
    BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN
    M. L. WANG
    TRUTH OVER DELUSION For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic. When she finally achieves her ambition to become the first woman admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry, she finds herself undermined at every turn. Instead of a lab assistant, she's paired with a janitor, putting her crucial research at risk. B...
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  • REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES
    REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES
    SHELBY VAN PELT
    **THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDEBBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICKOVER 29,000 5 STAR REVIEWSGOOD HOUSEKEEPING BEST BOOKS OF 2022GLAMOUR BEST BOOKS OF 2022'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris'I defy you to put it down once you've started' Cynthia D'Aprix SweeneyAfter T...
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  • RAVENSONG
    RAVENSONG
    T. J. KLUNE
    Set in the dreamy backwoods of Oregon, Ravensong is a queer, paranormal romance of burning passion and pack loyalty. It continues the powerful saga started in Wolfsong.New for paperback: This paperback edition of Ravensong includes two heartfelt short stories set in the world of Green Creek.Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betraya...
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  • A PASSAGE TO INDIA
    A PASSAGE TO INDIA
    E. M. FORSTER
    E. M. Forster's beloved classic and sharp critique of imperialism A Penguin ClassicWhen Adela and her elderly companion Mrs. Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community. Determined to explore the "real India," they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr. Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. B...
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  • THE FLATSHARE
    THE FLATSHARE
    BETH O'LEARY
    THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES 'Beth O'Leary is that rare, one-in-a-million talent who can make you laugh, swoon, cry and ache all in the same book' Emily Henry 'Beth O'Leary crafts novels with such wit, heart and truth' Sophie Kinsella ********** Tiffy and Leon share a flat Tiffy and Leon share a bed Tiffy and Leon have never met... Tiffy Moor...
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  • ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS
    ONE DAY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AGAINST THIS
    OMAR EL AKKAD
    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is an urgent and necessary reckoning about what it means to live in the West today. As an immigrant, Omar El Akkad believed the West offered freedom and justice for all. Over the past twenty years he reported on the various Wars on Terror, Ferguson, climate change, Black Lives Matter protests, and more. He won awards for his ...
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  • A SAINT FROM TEXAS
    A SAINT FROM TEXAS
    EDMUND WHITE
    "Yvette and Yvonne Crawford are twin sisters, born on a humble patch of East Texas prairie but bound for far grander fates. Just as an untold fortune of oil lies beneath their daddy's land, both girls harbor their own secrets and dreams-ones that will carry them far from Texas and from each other. As the decades unfold, Yvonne will ascend the highest ranks of Parisian society a...
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  • HATESHIP, FRIENDSHIP, COURTSHIP, LOVESHIP, MARRIAGE
    HATESHIP, FRIENDSHIP, COURTSHIP, LOVESHIP, MARRIAGE
    ALICE MUNRO
    WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE In these stories lives come into focus through single events or sudden memories which bring the past bubbling to the surface. The past, as Alice Munro's characters discover, is made up not only of what is remembered, but also what isn't. The past is there, just out of the picture, but if memories haven't been savoured, recalled in the min...
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  • THE CALCULUS AFFAIR
    THE CALCULUS AFFAIR
    HERGÉ
    Herg?'s classic comic book creation Tintin is one of the most iconic characters in children's books. These highly collectible editions of the original 24 adventures will delight Tintin fans old and new. Perfect for lovers of graphic novels, mysteries and historical adventures. The world's most famous travelling reporter is confused by some very strange goings on involving shatt...
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  • FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
    FIVE GO OFF TO CAMP
    ENID BLYTON
    Spook trains in the middle of the night! And they seem to vanish into thin air - but where do they go? The Famous Five are on to it. But the discovery of an unusual underground tunnel system, and a train-service, has them puzzled. If they follow the tracks, will they solve the mystery? ...
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  • CUSTER AND HIS COMMANDS
    CUSTER AND HIS COMMANDS
    KURT HAMILTON / JOHN P. LANGELLIER
    George Armstrong Custer was one of the most flamboyant and controversial officers ever to have served in the United States Army. This superbly illustrated book provides a unique visual record of this famous commander from his graduation at West Point to the last great battle of the American West: the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Rare photographs from private collections show ...
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  • CIRCE
    CIRCE
    MADELINE MILLER
    "In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe has neither the look nor the voice of divinity, and is scorned and rejected by her kin. Increasingly isolated, she turns to mortals for companionship, leading her to discover a power forbidden to the gods: witchcraft. When love drives Circe to cast a dark spell, wrathful Zeus bani...
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  • ANA HUANG'S KING OF SERIES: 4-BOOK BOXSET
    ANA HUANG'S KING OF SERIES: 4-BOOK BOXSET
    ANA HUANG
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  • THE DAILY LAWS
    THE DAILY LAWS
    ROBERT GREENE
    A year's worth of daily wisdom and guidance from the master of self-development ...
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  • HOW TO SOLVE IT
    HOW TO SOLVE IT
    GEORGE PÓLYA
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  • THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT
    THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT
    FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN
    The classic self-help guide, full of timeless wisdom Florence Scovel Shinn's The Game of Life and How to Play It first appeared in bookstores in 1925 and is now considered a classic in the self-help genre. The author's insights into achieving meaning, happiness and success are just as relevant and effective today as they were nearly a century ago, hence its reissue as part of t...
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  • JAMAICA INN
    JAMAICA INN
    DAPHNE DU MAURIER
    DISCOVER THE DU MAURIER DARK ROMANCE COLLECTION 'A brilliantly executed thriller' VOGUE'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'The master of slow-burning menace' STACEY HALLS 'Her influence on fiction is incalculable, her imagination unsurpassable' ANDREW MICHAEL HURLEY She was a woman, and for no reason in heaven or earth she loved him. He had kissed her, and she ...
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  • THE WIDOWS OF EASTWICK
    THE WIDOWS OF EASTWICK
    JOHN UPDIKE
    'Updike is the master' Sunday Telegraph 'An awe-inspiring spectacle' Guardian The spellbinding sequel to THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK More than three decades have passed since the witches of Eastwick - Alexandra, Jane, and Sukie - weaved their wicked spell on the sleepy Rhode Island town. Since then the three divorcées have left, remarried, and become widows. Meeting up again, they...
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  • DATE WITH DESTINY
    DATE WITH DESTINY
    LUCY VINE
    Ginny is about to turn 32. It's a year she's been thinking about for a long time because sixteen years ago she crossed paths with a psychic who made some key predictions about her thirty-second year . . . Three Bad Things: A heartbreak, a loss of independence and a death. Three Good Things: A life-changing trip, reconnecting with someone and meeting her soulmate. It's all n...
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  • BREAK ROOM
    BREAK ROOM
    MIYE LEE
    WHO IS THE BIGGEST VILLAIN IN YOUR OFFICE? A gripping and incisive psychological drama from the internationally bestselling author of DallerGut Dream Department Store. Eight unsuspecting people receive an invitation to participate in a mysterious new reality show called Break Room. But what starts as an opportunity to find fame is quickly revealed to be something far more un...
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  • THE LUMINARIES
    THE LUMINARIES
    SUSAN DENNARD
    Age range 13 to 18 A brand new contemporary fantasy world from the New York Times bestselling author of the Witchlands series, Susan Dennard. Hemlock Falls isn't like other towns. It's not on a map, cell phones don't work there, and you might find a ghost-deer grazing at midnight. It's also inhabited by the Luminaries, an ancient order charged with guarding the nearby forest. E...
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